Nonstop flight route between Kraków / Balice, Poland and Eureka, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), Kraków / Balice, Poland and Eureka Airport (EUE), Eureka, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,684 miles (or 9,148 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Eureka Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice and Eureka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK):

• The closest airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Katowice International Airport (KTW), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of KRK.
• In addition to being known as "John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice", another name for KRK is "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice".
• The airport has one concrete runway, number 07/25, 2,550 m × 60 m.
• In 2003, when Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair became interested in starting a service from the John Paul II International Airport, the airport authorities refused to reduce the landing fees.
• 11 April 2013 saw the beginning of construction works of a new airport terminal, which would be adjacent to the existing old terminal building.
• Because of John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) has 2 runways.

Facts about Eureka Airport (EUE):

• Eureka Airport is a county owned, public use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Eureka, in Eureka County, Nevada, United States.
• The closest airport to Eureka Airport (EUE) is Austin Airport (ASQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of EUE.
• The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
• For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2012, the airport had 2,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 166 per month.
• The furthest airport from Eureka Airport (EUE) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,076 miles (17,825 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Eureka Airport's high elevation of 5,958 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EUE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EUE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Eureka Airport (EUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Eureka Airport", another name for EUE is "Ø5U".